Rail joint



Nov. 25, 1947. SON 2,431,433

RAIL JOINT Filed Feb. 15, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN VEN TOR.

B.J. John'son ATTORNEYS Nov. 25,1947. B4, JJ ON 2,431,483

RAIL JOINT N VEN TOR.

' I B.J.Johnson Patented Nov. 25, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RAIL JOINT Bjarni J. Johnson, Spanish Fork, Utah Application February 15, 1946, Serial No. 647,696

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a rail joint and the primary object of the invention is to provide a joint that will eliminate the use of bolts and plates in joining the rails.

Another object of the invention is to provide a joint that will save material in the forming thereof and labor in the joining thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide a jointthat is simple, durable and efficient in operation.

With the above and other objects and advantages in View the invention consists of the novel details of construction, arrangement and combination of parts more fully hereinafter described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of one of the rails.

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the adjoining rail.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the joining member or splice bar.

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a sectional view on the line 66 of Figure 1, and

Figure 7 is a sectional View on the line 1-1 of Figure 1.

Referring more in detail to the drawings the reference numeral l0 designates the base of the splice bar which conforms in shape with the base flanges IQ of the rails to be joined thereby and extending upwardly from the base is the web portion l2 having the center elongated opening [4 and the upstanding oppositely positioned lugs l6 at the four corners thereof. Portions of the web 48 and flange l9 are cut away to form the depending lug 22 and the tread portion 2| of the rail 20 is cut away along the bottom edge thereof to form seats 24 on opposite sides of the web l8. The forward ends 25 of the seats 24 terminate at the depending lug 22 and the rear ends 21 of the seats 24 terminate at the web shoulders 26 which extent outwardly of the web I 8 to conform in size to the web portion l2 of the splice bar.

The rail 28 is formed as is rail 20 but in a reverse manner.

In operation or connection of the rails the splice bar is positioned on the track bed and the depending lugs 22 are inserted in the central opening [4, the portions 30 of the rails at the ends thereof are received intermediately of the upstanding lugs IS on the splice bar in a longitudinal direction and the lugs l6 are received in the seats 24 in the rails, and the portions 32 of the web between the seats 24 are positioned intermediately of the lugs 16 in a transverse direction.

It will be seen by the construction above described that a rail joint has been provided that will eliminate the use of bolts and sufiicient play is permitted between the rails and spice bar to allow for the expansion and contraction of the rail through thermal changes.

It is believed that the operation and construction of the joint will be apparent to those skilled in the art and it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction, arrangement and combination of parts may be resorted to, provided they fall within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claim,

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

A device of the character described, comprising a splice bar having a web portion and a base portion, a rail, a depending lug on said rail, a central opening in the web portion of said splice bar to receive the depending lug on said rail upstanding lugs formed on said splice bar at each corner of the web portion, a second rail formed with a depending lug to be positioned oppositely to said first rail, said lug on said second rail adapted to be received in the opening in said splice bar whereby said rails are joined together seats in said rails adapted to receive the lugs on said splice bar, and said rails are provided wth web shoulders adapted to contact and conform to the size of the web portion of said splice bar.

B. J. JOHNSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 706,445 Osenbaugh et a1 Aug. 5, 1902 1,100,210 Bowman June 16, 1914 

